The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-07-12
THE FALSE REPORTS
IN nEoA,D TO THE ENcAMpMENr
OF tho Grand Army OF the Nepublie-The
Z st. Louis Committee Say There Ia No
Z Foundation for them-Nono but q. A, a
Il. Mon to bs Allowed In Parade.
MADISON, Wis, July LITTLE following
general order was issued to-day:

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MADISON, WIS, July LITTLE following
general order was issued to-day:
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS, G. A. r.
5 MADISON, Wis, July II, 1887. ! 4
General Order No. Is. z 4! M.
It Ia with great pleasure that the Com.
msnder in Chief promulgates the follow.
Ing letter and resolution: x
ty& HEADQUARTERS "a m
GKNERAL EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE,
( E&ttia81 ST. LOUIS, July 5. y
Genera! Lucius Faiyehiid, Commander In Cakj o.. a.
r., Aadison, wa: az g0. Et ia.E 4.#f
GsN9aAL:--The Executive Committee
Of the city of St. Louis, having In charge
all arrangements Tor the reception and en-.
tertainmcnt Of the G. A. r. al its twenty
first annual ,encampment to be held In
this city in September next, for the
purpose Of refuling and ii possible
setting at. rest certain misrep-
resentationsth havipgthrough ignorance
or otherwise been made to the prejudice
Of the citizens OF st. Louis and OF this com.
mittee, is prompted to make this CON.
munication to you and to the council OF
administration, with tho hope that from
you. and the council there may Issue q
circular to tho Grand Army men through
out the country that will at once refute
these uuiounded statements, aud set at
reat reports, the continued circulation OF
which can only tend to the injury Of the
organization, and mar the SUCCESS Of the
coming encampment. g
Tim rnf,,p1fttan fJ,pira ~ &La - ,~1nuo
to thank you and the council OF adminis-
tration for the cordial operation that has
at all times been shown this committee, in
perfecting such arrangements as will make
the twenty-frst annual enCsmpment q
grand and glorious success. With your
assured continued cooperation, we are
satisfied that tho encainpment will be
marked with results that will be crafty.
ing alike to the G.. A. R. and the citizens
Of st. Louis, whose generous hospitality
has been extended with open and unstint-
ed liberality to each and every member
Of tho G.. A. R. We assure you
that nothing has occurred, or is
likely 10 occur, that will dampen in auy
way the fixed purpose and desire of the
citizens OF st. Louis to make the twenty.
frat annual encampment the most noted
and successful meeting In the history OF
the Grand Army OF the Republic. II has
been reported and that report industr;-
ously circulated in some sections OF the
country that the committee [two-.hirds OF
them are members OF the g. "A. R. had
invited political clubs or political organi-
cations to join in the parade Of the 6. A.
R. on Thursday, the eth OF September.
This statement has been made in the
teeth OF resolution unanimously adopted
by this committee in March last, that
none but G. A. r. posts and grand army
men should be invited and permitted to
join In the parade. re
1t has also been reported, and in many
quarters believed, that rates to be charged
by hotels Of st. Louis to thoBe attending
the encampment are to be excessive aud
e1tortionate. We assure you that moth
ing OF the kind will be permitted by the
citizens Of st. Louis, or this committee,
but that everything possible that can will
be done to make every visitor and dele
gate to the encampment comfortable gen.
orally, and most Hospitality entertained.
You have been furnished with the official
action taken by the committee touching
questions that have provoked in some
quarters, what, to the committee, seems
unfair and unjust criticisms. '.3
In the light Of these proceedings, we
ask, il the time has not come when some
official action on the part Of the Com.
mander-in.C Chief as the council Of admin.
istratiou should be taken in reference to
repotta which il not corrected by official
apthnrikv will cnntin,1a m n7ilitata ouaipat
the success Of the encampment. We are
ready to receive and will take care Of a
hundred thousand veteran soldiers at the
encampment, and We sincerely hope to
see that number in line on the day OF the
grand parade. l have the honor, General,
with great respect to remain
a..$5z IS Your obediont servant,
1tl',! a y s-i D. P. GRIRR, Chairman.